Starting Over & New Beginnings: Introspection & Rejoicing!

The year 2015 has been written in the book. 

Concluded. 

Finished. 

All the challenges and all the glories are part of history.

Even in the midst of the challenges, 

the glories WON!

What a thrill to have a whole new slate. 
A whole new calendar. 
Fresh starts. New beginnings. Opportunities. 
HALLELUJAH!  

Here's a tech combo of my "Top Nine" from Instagram, 

as 'liked' by my followers. 

I had one friend point out, that my photo with Laura Bush

didn't even make the Top Nine. 

How fitting that the Easter message reigns supreme!

PRETTY INCREDIBLE YEAR AFTER ALL!

Can't burst my bubble! 

My One-Word for 2016, after much thought is #Tenacity! 
I found some quotes to remind me, when the going gets rough. 

Time for me to get back to basics. 

Time for me to start over. 

Time for me to recharge and rejuvenate. 

Time for me to blog again. 

I have so much worthy of rejoicing! 

We ended 2015 with the gift of ALL gifts. 

Four generations of Fiedlers under one roof. 

My goal from the VERY beginning of 2015, 

was to generate enough 'new' dollars to be able to fly Sarah and the 3 WonderPeeps 

to us in Florida. 

Like every goal with unknowns........ 

Focus on the desired outcome, 

Let the heavens take care of the details, 

but be willing to work your fanny off in the pursuit of what you want. 

The peeps had spent much time and heart creating their own treasures for their great-grandparents. 

We were blessed with a few minutes of quiet time for those presentations. 

COUSINS!

Through the efforts of our sales at www.WobbleSeat.com 

we generated both the funds for the four round trip flights, 

AND AN ENTIRE DAY AT SEA WORLD FOR ALL SIX OF US!!!!!

{We have been dreaming about this for several years!}

Driving through the front gate on a blue-sky day........... 

PINCH ME PINCH ME PINCH ME!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 

Time to make some dreams come true! 

This is how the day "ended".... last photo of such a blessed time.

 

A few random glimmers......... 

A few little captures of our day-of-a-lifetime. 

All thanks to WOBBLES!

Thanks to the support of my blogging family 

for helping get the word out!  

By far, the consensus favorite part of the day was the string ray area! 

We returned over and over..... so that the peeps could touch them.

But before we went to Sea World. 

We visited the sea. 

The beach. 

The ocean. 

OUR OCEAN as it is known to the peeps! 

*It used to be Uncle Randy's ocean. 

Now they have claimed it as their own. 

Get ready. Get set..........

Little Red still has her front tooth in this picture.

***Wish I could figure out how to upload the little video moments from my phone. 

As usual. 

I took several hundred pictures at the beach.......

Just having trouble getting them 'transferred.' 

You get the idea!!!!!!!!

After our postcard day at the beach, 

Florida actually got windy. 

The lifeguards didn't let us back in the ocean....... 

Fun to have a private pool! 

We explored again at Round Island.

Making memories together has ALWAYS been our goal. 

That has ALWAYS been what fills my heart. 

I have tens of thousands of pictures documenting everything from first burps to first slurpies. 

Having the opportunity to provide travel and excursions is a HUGE blessing. 

Never more so than 2015. 

Our prayers of provision have been answered one minute at a time. 

Our promises to the Peeps have been kept. 

Our four generation promises have been honored. 

We have been supported by prayers from around the globe. 

We have put one foot in front of the other 

focusing on all the blessing unfolding. 

Tonight I asked for prayers and favorite scripture passages on FB. 

Then I was reminded of the photo that I took on my parent's back patio. 

You see, my daddy has served his entire 86 years as an ordained minister. 

The shepherd of flocks here and there. 

Mommy and daddy have a collection of sheep on their back porch. 

Over the years the flock has grown. 

Seeing the verse amid the sheep gave me such a happy heart, 

"HAVE NO FEAR LITTLE FLOCK." 

I immediately broke out into Sunday School singing.

So I'm going to sleep tonight. 

Surrounded by prayers. 

Scripture. 

Cyber-hugs and the knowledge that God is on duty. 

I plan to sleep especially well. 

Tomorrow? 

Time for new beginnings. 

New dedication. 

New endeavors. 

Oh. Ballroom dancing starts at nine A.M!!!!!!!!!!  

Sleep well indeed. 

It is a blessing beyond measure, 

that I can seek support...... 

and that it is offered. 

No questions asked. 

From Arizona. 

"My little one found my copy of "You're Wonderful" that has the cd with it. She reads it every night.
Most nights she makes up her own story but loves the song.'